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Ben Johnson, Bears look ahead after breakthrough season
“There is no building off of this,” Johnson said on Wednesday. “We go back to square one. We’re back at the bottom again. That’s really all 32 teams. If you feel otherwise, you’re probably missing the big picture.”
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Association donates fire alarms to Springfield homes with hard-of-hearing residents
Camp I Am Me has distributed over 52,000 of these specialized alarms to the deaf and hard hearing families of Illinois.
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Snapchats to informant central at trial for man accused in murder plot of Border Patrol leader
Federal prosecutors initially referred to Espinoza Martinez as a “ranking member” of the Latin Kings, but prosecutors' lack of evidence led U.S. District Judge Joan Lefkow to bar testimony on the Chicago street gang at trial.
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Kyle Tucker joins Dodgers with $240M deal, eyes LA’s third straight World Series championship
Kyle Tucker wore No. 30 for most of his career with the Houston Astros and during his lone season with the Chicago Cubs last year.
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District 186 sales tax revenue projected to make slight increase this year
Springfield schools expect to get a little more money from a special Sangamon County sales tax this year.
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Springfield’s Minority Business Institute uses education and connections to help business owners
Ethan Posey, director of community relations for the City of Springfield, said education is a missing piece of the puzzle for many people.
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Police chase ends in Springfield, and with shooting
Traffic was backed up for hours on I-55 southbound, while Illinois State Police investigated.
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Illinois income tax season to begin Jan. 26
Taxpayers may file for free using MyTax Illinois, the department’s online filing system.
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Severe blood shortage prompts urgent call for donors across central Illinois
Requests from hospitals are currently outpacing available blood products.
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Illinois astronaut Joe Tanner to be inducted to the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame in May
Tanner will come back to Danville and take part in the 200th celebration of Vermilion County later this year.
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GOP: You won’t find ‘affordability’ in Dem-run Illinois
McCombie: IL spends big bucks on illegal immigrants while inflation is down 70 percent under Trump.
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Bank of Springfield City high school basketball tournaments start Wednesday
Boys and girls basketball, cheerleading, bands, and unity.
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Dist. 186 Board honors state champion 8th grade girls basketball team
Lincoln Magnet/Ball Charter ended the season with a record of 18-2.
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Crime of the Week: Help needed solving theft at Best Buy
Video game consoles stolen by two suspects.
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Case of Legionnaires’ disease confirmed at state-operated developmental center
Shapiro Developmental Center is home to more than 450 with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
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‘365 days of chaos’: Illinois Democrats reflect on 1st year of Trump’s 2nd term
Pritzker and Raoul say year has been marked by uncertainty that harms people’s lives
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Bulls’ Josh Giddey could return from strained left hamstring this week after being sidelined since Dec. 31
Feels pretty good,” Donovan said. “I think it’s just waiting to hear from the medical of what they want to do and how Josh feels. But everything that I’ve gotten from Josh in medical is that there were no setbacks and he’s doing well.”
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Mets acquire CF Luis Robert Jr. in a trade with the White Sox
The trade was announced after New York finalized a $126 million, three-year contract with Bo Bichette, a two-time All-Star shortstop who is moving to third base with the Mets.
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Illinois’ Kylan Boswell out for a month with broken hand
“I feel terrible for Kylan,” coach Brad Underwood said Tuesday.
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Jurors selected in trial for alleged murder-for-hire plot of Border Patrol leader in Chicago
Juan Espinoza Martinez, 37, faces one count of murder-for-hire.
